ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,842, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to RTX Corp. (Farmington, Conn.).
"Annular oil distributor for bearing chamber" was invented by Lawrence A. Binek (Glastonbury, Conn.) and Christopher D. Ramsey (Glastonbury, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An oil distributor is provided for a bearing chamber. The oil distributor includes an outer annular manifold, which is integrally formed with an interior surface of the bearing chamber and which defines a first interior cavity receptive of pressurized oil which defines a first interior cavity receptive of pressurized oil, an inner annular manifold, which defines a second interior cavity an...